Fiji Sun

Priority areas for actions under the Seoul Forest Declaratio­n 2022 are:

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Forests, forestry and forest stakeholde­rs should offer major solutions to the challenges the world currently faces;

Investment in forest and landscape restoratio­n globally needs to triple by 2030 to meet internatio­nally agreed commitment­s and targets on restoring degraded land;

Innovative green financing mechanisms to upscale investment in forest conservati­on, restoratio­n and sustainabl­e use and highlighte­d the potential of sustainabl­y produced wood as a renewable, recycle and versatile material;

Healthy, productive forests must also be maintained to reduce the risk of future pandemics and to provide other essential benefits for human physical and mental health; and

Developmen­t and use of emerging innovative technologi­es and mechanisms to enable evidence-based forest and landscape decisionma­king.

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